New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-06
MONEY FOR A CATHEDRAL.
ro OPEN SUBSCRIPTION BOOKS TO-DAY.

cathedral have made progress enough "i'h 'neii pi
for the big enterprise to announce tne ioi i" -.
spbscription books this morning AZ No ~ i" ~
Richard Auchmuty, the treasurer OF inc Oa'uo'i
BOARD will have general charge Oh 'nc ns'' "i, -
onarters I'm L. ]. Carpenters Liberty-se o"'ces' n
~ ,h hankinc houses OF Drexel Morgan Co., Brown
pro,bers A. Co.. and Morton, Bliss Co. nave onereo "
rcceive contributions and no one can go astray io W
of safe and easy place OF deposit Inc trustees a'o
hn assured of liberal support from all paris Oh the
diocese They hope raise enough In month or TWO 10
n,rchase a cathedral site and to lay py III aouiAon
g, 600 oOo or moro in the shape of a building fund
r,o onestion of n site Is still under consideration.
plots of ground have been suggested all over the cy as
far out AS Grandst and as far north as inc hcigh's
beyond the Harlem River committee OF hVe trustees
bls the whole matter in charge ana some sort o "oo4'
ion ia looked for at the full meeting Of the board next
Wednesday evening From 100 to $50 city lots 1t Is said
will be bought in lump II possible to reduce the aver
age prc No fancy real estate rates. the trustees main
tain will be given under any circumstances
The ground once bought the board can look around
eisurely for building plans and builder III VIII take
year perhaps get things In shape for breaking gouhu
for the big structure and then but one part OF the
cathedral the choir, will be started No architect mas
been chosen and no particular style of architecture The
big building will probably be Gothic, however But as
the trustees and managers say the plans Tor the ca'e
dral are likely grow the building advances ana
all sorts of transformations take place before the
be put consequently, the big undertaking The est-
mates of five or ten years and of S6000000 are merely
guesses The total is likely to be S1O0Oo0OO
So 100000 and there are so many chances OF 1eay
on any building that calculations OF the time OF con
srction are the purest hazard The managers OF the
enterprise prefer TO make no definite estimates Ifey &
city, and will spare no time or money TO make II COM
cathedral here would naturally be modelled largely
after similar buildings abroad II Is the intention OF me
make not only the structure Itself put lts
National and popular as possible unuer tn9
will be vast representative religious institution, sym
Dol of fundenomnational Christianity The services Will
be open TO ALL aud by section OF It's charter 'he seas
Bishop Foters appeal Of last Thursday morning and
the quiet agitation which preceded IT, nave III Iacl
drawn out expressions OF interest and promises
sslsS S 5 asg s~ saS.ry as Sf 1ns
city but from clergymen and me,bers Of other den9mi
the Rev. Nevn and other members OF the Board of
Trustees two or three specimen ones have been given
OF reformed Church in Fifth lave, wr es as follows
Ny DEAR DR. NEyy: You ask me to give you in writing
subject Of an Episcopal cathedral in this city
Few words comply with yonr request although iee that
may 70 oOiIade whsrs have bushes:
%siy 3 .! ggs.
ton 10 Chrstianity aud is so an agent good
il there with simple forms, the pure Gospel
fully sentiments OF grandeur and not
Gus agencies Trus. sentiment not logic Bnt
again presume that the cathedral would fully
dowod frequent be held and especially
that full and accommodations will be provided Tor the
you soow1l seeking souls n The cathedral could and
necessity apparently Of opening our places Of worship for
Week I~ s mo Be hSs felt the ns
Of tins practice seeming to say our religion Tor 5gi few
countries with all !hslr errors NAV teach us e.oa fas
but may with equal likelihood become the andasid OF per-
cannot think that would weaken the parish
churches The truth to me al the other vey cry
rest spgrgeons chapel may be regarded as ne bapusst
power OF the baptist denomination our city the largest
ard strongest v" Vs"r to all the rest Sna power
Excrse these saeer,al remarks were IL your church
endowed Rutss not there may sl God prosper
ght and love- widely extensive aud lasting through the
ID. Willis James. well-known Presbyterian, who has
subscribed 100000 to the cathedral building fund.-
MI DEAR SIR am very happy to learn that active seps
beng taken locking to the erection OF the cathedral
% have sssP at ioRynGs % l. as a eshgs
service TO the cause Of religion not only in this city but
RssosnZlng as trust DO, the pressing claims Of the
Tie institutions Of religion and the neeGs Of our
& s o s w9Sh n @ gGq a ws SO a Ts' & dr ss u%r
and f3r ne esnnfes and the generations to follow us
ea ee@re where material things necessarily hold such
things unseen and be lasting monument OF living faith in
Its bcnehcent influence the Church of Christ of all
names throughout the whole of this great Nation which
lion 100 600 900 no can fully estimate
feel thoroughg that other equal pendure
would lasting benefits upou the whole Church OF
Christ and on the y alton al large.
require that Such eahedra be Episcopal my Interest in the
T. the Church chf
manent good 10 the Nation through its entire his
IwSa simply add that whatever be done should be
must realize that shortly suitable sites cannot
Henry G. Msrquand Ia another liberal contributor TO the
building fuld. His wel-known interest in all things
artistic makes his commendaton OF the cathedral plan OF
peculiat value. He writes:
DEAR BISHOP POTTER: have recently learned with
iGn s sey Se f'T
the erection Of sue an eSce matter Of
country ana thar mus, e. The otsre. Of p 70 our
pendsDily, ply, Of I'D den9mnsiona no nj, At bias. -. -
senDg the highest architectural artistic achievements
usa great part oi Tho nsSest in
ee S s as asS
thsy e1s fostering spirit Of reverence OF moderation and
Mould ee BY the most serious feelings Of which capa
material and soTSG in say aud az m aSes 30 b @t a
particularly esteem an object Of The civic
for her welfare should privilege
sa %n 90 @ an undertaking SO
More than $500 900 has already been subscribed for
the Of the contributors TO the fund until the mid
S0 of 5 Tess The mes1s Q, nssi T
for the summers work of gathering subscriptions and
pushing the work will probably be de-
tor Of the American chapel at Rome, will
spend his years vacation In looking after special
OF this diocese He Will throughout the rep
!oscntatiye of Bishop Potter Dr. Nevn Is merely
leave OF absence from his church in Rome and has
given II up has been frequently stated.
ARRESTED FOR CRIMES A AGAINST YOUNG GIRLS
UTICA, June 5.It has been discovered that a number
Of young girls OF Little Falls Herkimer County, have
been led astray and that some OF them were taken to
New-York City. The girls ages range from twelve to
nteen years Clerk Shepard. OF the Board OF Police
Sommissoners Gusavus HinDan age sixty andothers,
rave been arrested
BENNINGTON. BATTLE MONUMENT
BENNINGTON, VI. june 5.-The directors OF the Ben